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Women who consume higher amounts of protein, especially protein from plant-based sources, develop fewer chronic diseases and are more likely to be healthier overall as...

Study uncovers mechanics of machete-like ‘tail-whipping’ in thresher sharks

Like Indiana Jones, thresher sharks (Alopias spp.) have mastered the art of the whip using their tails. With incredible speed, their long, machete-like tails can...

Glowing COVID-19 diagnostic test prototype produces results in one minute

Cold, flu and COVID-19 season brings that now-familiar ritual: swab, wait, look at the result. But what if, instead of taking 15 minutes or more,...

New AI makes better permafrost maps

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Jan. 17, 2024 — New insights from artificial intelligence about permafrost coverage in the Arctic may soon give policy makers and land...

Colexification Networks Reveal the Core Emotions That Connect Us All

New study unveils emotional hubs that exist across languages

Emotions exert a profound influence on human behavior, prompting extensive explorations in the realms of psychology and linguistics. Understanding central emotions also has practical utility...

Fly brain, mouse brain, worm brain: They all network the same

New York, January 17, 2024 — In all species, brain function relies on an intricate network of connections that allows neurons to send information back...

Optical Memory in a Microfabricated Rubidium Vapor Cell

Mass-producible miniature quantum memory

Researchers at the University of Basel have built a quantum memory element based on atoms in a tiny glass cell. In the future, such quantum...

USC Stem Cell study throws our understanding of gene regulation for a loop

The blueprint for human life lies within the DNA in the nucleus of each of our cells. In human cells, around six and a half...

Illustration of the PI synthesis process

Enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting with a donor-acceptor polyimide

Polyimide (PI) has emerged as a promising organic photocatalyst owing to its distinct advantages of high visible-light response, facile synthesis, molecularly tunable donor-acceptor structure, and excellent physicochemical stability. However,...

Dr. Daniel Judge of the Medical University of South Carolina

Novel drug for fatal type of heart failure proves safe and effective in phase 3 trial

Pumping over 100,000 times a day, the heart is a critical muscle needed to deliver oxygen and nutrients to our organs to sustain healthy bodily...

Applying an electric potential causes a proton to transfer from a hydronium ion (at right) to an electrode's surface.

Study reveals a reaction at the heart of many renewable energy technologies

CAMBRIDGE, MA — A key chemical reaction — in which the movement of protons between the surface of an electrode and an electrolyte drives an electric...

An intense white-light laser casts a brilliant rainbow, as demonstrated by a photo from the experiments conducted by L. Hong’s team at South China University of Technology.

Water as a nonlinear medium for ultrabroadband white laser

Scientists are making significant strides in the development of ultrabroadband white laser sources, covering a wide spectrum from ultraviolet to far infrared. These lasers find...

The surface knows what lies beneath: physicists show how to detect higher-order topological insulators

Just like a book can’t be judged by its cover, a material can’t always be judged by its surface. But, for an elusive conjectured class...

Researchers find that using patients’ own blood, rather than saline, helps preserve veins in coronary bypass grafts

In a collaboration between the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and Carilion Clinic, researchers learned that by preserving large superficial leg veins intended for coronary bypass grafting...

What if cows could talk?